The European Union's foreign policy chief said the U.S. green light to allow Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly F-16s has created an inexorable momentum that will inevitably bring the fighter jets to the Ukrainian battlefield.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief said the U.S. green light to allow Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly F-16s has created an inexorable momentum that will inevitably bring the fighter jets to the Ukrainian battlefield.
The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that training for Ukrainian pilots had already begun in Poland and some other countries, after the United States gave its green light. DW has the latest.
Several countries have begun training Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation aircraft about a week after a coalition of countries announced a plan to do so.
Training of Ukrainian pilots to operate F-16 fighter jets hasn't yet begun, according to Yurii Ihnat, the Ukrainian Air Force spokesman. "The process of getting people ready to start this training is still ongoing. Advance teams have traveled to countries that can provide us with training sites.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the U.S. green light to allow Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly F-16s has created an inexorable momentum that…
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group, made up of military leaders from about 50 nations, met Thursday to discuss what Kyiv needs to counter Russian invaders, along with plans for Ukrainians to train on and acquire F-16 fighter jets. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has details.
“F-16s clearly have a role and Ukraine deserves a capable Air Force. It's going to take a considerable length of time to build up an Air Force that's the size and scope and scale that'll be necessary,” said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.
